Up (R.E.M. album)
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Up is the eleventh studio album by American rock band R.E.M. It was released on October 26, 1998, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was the band's first without drummer and founding member Bill
Original cover art. The 25th anniversary release opts for a maroon and pink color scheme.
Up was R.E.M.'s first album without drummer Bill Berry.
Many tracks on Up have been compared to the work of Brian Wilson, particularly the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds (1966).
R.E.M. touring for Up in 1999
R.E.M.
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R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the Universit
Clockwise from top left: Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe
The steeple of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in 2015; this is all that remains of where members of R.E.M. lived briefly and performed their first concert on April 5, 1980.
Mitch Easter (left) was R.E.M.'s producer until 1984, helping to define the band's early sound.
Michael Stipe (left) and Peter Buck (right) on stage in Ghent, Belgium, during R.E.M.'s 1985 tour